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Old Sep 18, 2010 | 12:12 AM
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front hubs loose

my front driver side hub is wiggley. all the alen heads are tight but it still rattles. any ideas before i go ripping the front end apart?
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Old Sep 18, 2010 | 09:22 AM
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the lockout or the hub? my hub assembly was loose too because i didnt properly torque the bearing retaining nut when i assembled everything.
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Old Sep 18, 2010 | 10:36 AM
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I believe that the looseness is normal, it all has to float free for easy engagement. I don't know why it would rattle though. Mark
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Old Sep 18, 2010 | 10:45 AM
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Check the kin pins. on the top king pin there isn't a bearing it is just a plastic cone and they get worn out. after 400k miles mine where prity bad.
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